About Jannis Kounellis

Famous pioneer of Arte Povera, Jannis Kounellis, was famed for his ability to question the values of established cultural and industrial institutions. Born in Piraeus, Greece in 1936, the artist endured World War II and the Greece’s grueling Civil War before moving permanently to Italy in 1956. Although briefly moving to New York in 1958, Kounellis always lived in Rome until his death in 2017.
Jannis Kounellis’ first exhibition was… Read more